CHAPTER One Foundation Executive Director Linda Kasonde has called on the government and public officers to urgently address the “embarrassing dent on Zambia’s democratic image”, lamenting that the civic space is shrinking. And Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) Executive Director Maurice Nyambe says it is concerning to see the same old tendencies such as the shrinking of the civic space in the country. Speaking during a media briefing, Thursday, Kasonde, on behalf of a group of CSOs, said government needed to address the dent on the country’s democratic image and act in line with their constitutional mandate. “We urge the government to quickly enact the Access to Information Bill and the Public Gatherings Bill in order to safeguard the right of freedom...